Analysis of I Wanted
I wanted to be a part of the kingly orchestra,
dance wildly all night flexing dormant muscles of my body.
i wanted to swing in silky webs weaved of spider thread,
drown in the saline ocean amidst an ambience of grey whale.
i wanted to devour large chunks of unripened banana,
roll in silver sands with awesome amount of rain tumbling down.
i wanted to smell the sugary aroma of brilliant red rose,
bathe in shower taps oozing an incessant flow of golden honey.
i wanted murky clouds soaked in sandalwood to tickle hair in my nostril,
swim through frightening deep areas of the water pool.
i wanted tonnes of salt in the food i consumed,
walk on sparkling floor smeared with rich quality grease.
i wanted a compact wrist watch studded with roman numerals,
sleep all night in a cane straw house high up in twined branches of neem tree.
i wanted to plunge into the dark valley with a parachute attached,
sip violet grape juice at painstaking speeds from the crystal glass.
i wanted to gallop across mighty currents of African wind,
feed the fishes in the tank with minuscule grub and crushed bone.
i wanted to help all in distress and afflicted with pain,
earn gargantuan amount of wealth to achieve the same.
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Metre | 11011011010100 110111010101110 11011010111101 1000110011100111 11010101111010 1010111001111001 11011010001011011 10101101010111010 11010110111010110 11100110010101 110111001101 111011111001 1100101110110100 11100111110110111 11011010110101001 110011110110101 11011001101011001 10100011101011 110111001001011 10100011110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,199 |
Words | 216 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 49 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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